WAM Theatre Blog

On January 24 Nathan Hanford, an artist-in-residence with our 2017 beneficiary Soldier On Women’s Program, stopped by the WAM office and dropped off an amazing gift for us – this beautiful painting by Ashley, a resident of the Program. Nathan explained that...

In keeping with WAM’s double philanthropic mission, 25% of our box office receipts from our production of The Last Wife will be donated to the Soldier On Women’s Program to help support programming for the past and present residents of their 16-unit transitional...

Through their generosity and commitment to our community, these six Show Spotlight Sponsors have made it possible for WAM to offer reduced price tickets to our partner organizations. We thank them for their support in ensuring all audiences, regardless of...

While each member of a theatrical design team works independently in their area of expertise, they all serve a common mission: to create one cohesive work of art. WAM Theatre reached out to the designers for The Last Wife – lighting designer Aja Jackson, sound...

Jennie M. Jadow is a popular and respected professional Berkshire area actor and theatre educator. Born and raised in Stockbridge, her parents took her as a newborn to see Shakespeare & Company’s very first performance at The Mount, which was A Midsummer...

The 2017 WAM Girls Ensemble formed in January as four young women ages 13-18, selected by audition, began meeting on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons to create a new piece of devised theatre under the leadership of WAM teaching artists Amy Brentano, Barby Cardillo,...

Erin Redd is the mother of Dylan Redd, a first-time participant in the WAM Girls Ensemble. Dylan is a 10th grader at Wahconah Regional High School in Dalton, MA. We asked Erin to describe Dylan’s experience from her own point of view. WAM: How did you and Dylan hear...

Alice Reagan is a freelance theatre director based in New York City. She most frequently directs unusual classics and new plays that experiment with form and content. After graduating from Bates College, Alice earned an M.A. in performance studies from NYU/Tisch...

At the start of this year, Maria Rundle took over as Executive Director of Flying Cloud Institute in Great Barrington following the retirement of the Founding Director, Jane Burke. Originally based in New Marlborough, MA, Flying Cloud Institute was founded in 1980 as...

Taking action in ways we believe will make a difference Written by Artistic Director Kristen van Ginhoven as part of her ‘What’s my #vision’ series. March 18, 2017 March has been an emotional month so far. If I’m honest, the new year has been an emotional one so far....

WAM Theatre: How did you come to open No. Six Depot? Lisa Landry: My husband, Flavio Lichtenthal, was working as the head of food service at Gould Farm when he started getting interested in coffee and bought an old roaster. He started roasting his own and apprenticing...

Being the next set of shoulders. Written by Artistic Director Kristen van Ginhoven as part of her ‘What’s my #vision’ series. November 10, 2016 I had hoped that our shoulders would be the last. The results of November 8 show that my purpose is to be the next set of...

WAM Associate Artist Juliana von Haubrich is a visual artist working in theatre and graphic design. Her set for “The Bakelite Masterpiece” has received unanimous praise from critics and audience alike, and so we asked her to share her design process for...

Written by Artistic Director Kristen van Ginhoven as part of her ‘What’s my #vision’ series. October 15, 2016 In my August #vision blog I wrote about four big ideas. I’m delighted to announce that my Big Idea #3 is coming true! Thanks to early support from...